Guys, I had a thought...Are any of you into doing the ride for heart this year? I do it on my fixie every year, but I am usually one of very few fixies I see through the day...how cool would it be to have a bunch of us on fixies doing it together? We could all meet up at the Princes Gates and ride in together and then head off on the route...whatcha think?

You do the 75 k route? I'd be up for that. We could get the folks on the board and the Toronto Fixed Group out for it...

i usually just do the 50km route. The 75km route is just plain boring (just doing half the same loop again) We should totally get as many fixies together as possible, and maybe hit a bar/retaraunt for munchies afterwards!

i usually just do the 50km route. The 75km route is just plain boring (just doing half the same loop again) We should totally get as many fixies together as possible, and maybe hit a bar/retaraunt for munchies afterwards!

Donut ride is pure hammerfest 35+kph. for 100km. Meets at 9am at Eglinton & Laird, Fri/Sat/Sun. Last time shiz and I went, was like 100+ people huge peloton, even one guy on a motorcycle filming.

I'll come out to the stouffville rambler on Sunday if you're coming.

So did you guys do the Sunday ride? I went out for the donut run-it was pretty hardcore. I ended up with the fast group sort of by accident. Huge group. Doing that ride with a fixed gear would have been very difficult, I don't think I would have been able to do it. Over all it was fun, but some of those guys take themselves a little too seriously-serious attitude. My legs were too wasted on Sunday to do another road ride, so I just did some trails and called it a day.

ya it was a long friggen ride, I've never done that kind of distance before while trying to maintain that kind of speed.
My legs were as tight as a drum by the end of the day....gotta remember to post stretch and keep moving rather than just flop down onto the couch and pass out.
There was this one guy (wearing the green pull-over).... man he had endless energy, made me sad for myself considering he was easily twice my age, grey haired and probably close to retirement.

I have 3 bikes. All 3 are broken. I have had no real mechanical problems for about 6 months and then BAM all 3 bikes break within about 5 days. Anyways, I need a new rear wheel (threads stripped right off my suzue basic), 2 new chainrings (the one you guys have seen, plus my new campy chainring which lost 2 teeth when my wheel shat out), and 2 new sets of cranks. So I have been riding my housemates 87 pound canadian tire girtl's mountain bike. Its like pulling teeth. Anyways... on the bright side, my grey bike is going to be ridiculously hot once the new parts come in.

Anyone ever have the balls to ride down mount pleasant? I've done it a couple times and it is always so freaky I had to go on the sidewalk. Those cars are just out of hand deadly on there. If there weren't any cars it would be wicked sweet, but if theres even one its going to be shaving a thin layer of skin off of your left side. Also riding fast along queen between spadina and university is a fun obstacle course of peds, doors, taxis and street car tracks

Yes I did that run a few times and went so fast I could'nt see from my eyee's tearing it is fun to pass some of the cars

So, how many of you have signed up for the Ride of Heart yet? I am going to sign up this weekend for the 50km route. Anyone up for maybe hitting East Side Marios or Jack Astors (both right around Front/York street) afterwards for lunch?

So, how many of you have signed up for the Ride of Heart yet? I am going to sign up this weekend for the 50km route. Anyone up for maybe hitting East Side Marios or Jack Astors (both right around Front/York street) afterwards for lunch?

I am still off from a work injury so I can't do the Heart ride the back therapists let me ride 10 Kilo's only and SUCKSSSSS to know a whoe week of rain is comming with snow near Toronto

i am a temporary ex-pat, living in the countryside of japan...am i allowed to post?? it's nice to read all about the joys of cycling back home...racing down mt. p, peds, navigating uni, autos, potholes, snow...oh joy! for now, i enjoy cherry blossoms, riding in the mountains and watching the ocean as i roll along the coast.

oh yeah, i cannot forget to sent a shout to samhouston (you still riding with the mess or just doing undertheweather??)...you may guess, it's 323 that went to teach english in the land of the rising sun.

So, how many of you have signed up for the Ride of Heart yet? I am going to sign up this weekend for the 50km route. Anyone up for maybe hitting East Side Marios or Jack Astors (both right around Front/York street) afterwards for lunch?

I just have to confirm with my SO, but I should be registered by the weekend. I'm more of a C'est What kind of person, but I could probably stick around for eats and brews afterwards...

i am a temporary ex-pat, living in the countryside of japan...am i allowed to post?? it's nice to read all about the joys of cycling back home...racing down mt. p, peds, navigating uni, autos, potholes, snow...oh joy! for now, i enjoy cherry blossoms, riding in the mountains and watching the ocean as i roll along the coast.

oh yeah, i cannot forget to sent a shout to samhouston (you still riding with the mess or just doing undertheweather??)...you may guess, it's 323 that went to teach english in the land of the rising sun.